2019 Football Roster
Roster
Stringer, Brayden

Jersey Number 33
Brayden Stringer
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Texas
- High School:
- Cypress Ranch
Bio
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 10 games as a junior either as a reserve linebacker or on special teams … listed in the two-deep at linebacker heading into the season … totaled six tackles (three solo), including two shared takedowns that went for a loss … one of those shared tackles resulted in a sack in victory over UTEP (9/7) … marked the first sack of his career … sack was part of his best performance of the season with two tackles versus the Miners … also had one tackle versus Montana State (8/31) as well as at Arizona (9/14), Baylor (10/12) and West Virginia (11/9).
Redshirt season … made three appearances during his junior year against Ole Miss (9/1), Kansas (10/20) and Oklahoma (11/3) … finished the year with three tackles after recording two against Ole Miss and another versus Oklahoma.
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in all 13 games primarily on special teams … recorded eight tackles on the year, including one that went for a loss … one of those tackles came on special teams … matched his career high with five tackles in the season opener against Eastern Washington (9/2) … added another tackle two weeks later versus Arizona State (9/16) … final two tackles on the year came in the road win at Kansas (10/7) … one of those tackles versus the Jayhawks went for a one-yard loss, his first in his career.
2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman either at linebacker or in various roles on special teams … one of a handful of true freshmen defensive players to see action in first year on campus … ended the year with 17 tackles (11 solo) which ranked third among freshmen … only trailed Jordyn Brooks and Douglas Coleman for tackles … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made Red Raider debut with a tackle in season opener against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … followed with three tackles the next week at Arizona State (9/10) … posted a season-high five tackles in Big 12 opener against Kansas (9/29) … had two or more tackles in three other games: West Virginia (10/15), Texas (11/5) and Oklahoma State (11/12) … posted three tackles versus both West Virginia and Oklahoma State.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduate of Cypress Ranch High School in Cypress, Texas ... played three years of varsity football for head coach Gene Johnson ... unanimous All-District 6A-17 first team selection ... consensus Academic All-District selection ... named to the Greater Houston Lombardi Watch List ... named to Houston Chronicle Greater Houston Top-100 recruit list ... senior year was cut short by an injury, but totaled 38 tackles, two tackles for loss and three interceptions ... led the Mustangs to a 10-2 overall record, a District 6A title with a 9-0 record and state playoff berth as a senior ... finished with 157 tackles, seven tackles for loss, five quarterback hurries, seven pass breakups and a blocked kick as a junior ... helped guide Cypress Ranch to a state championship game appearance and 13-2 overall record ... the Mustangs dropped a 38-31 decision to Converse Judson in the state title game ... three-star linebacker, ranked the No. 44 inside linebacker nationally and state’s No. 128 player by 247Sports ... three-star recruit by Rivals ... ranked the nation’s No. 42 linebacker and No. 6 linebacker in Texas by Scout.com ... also played baseball (third base, first base and pitcher) ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, California, Oklahoma State and Wisconsin.
PERSONAL
Brayden K. Stringer ... son of Keith and Jennipher Stringer ... has an older brother, Brad, and a younger sister, Stormey ... a human sciences major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 5, twice, vs. Eastern Washington (2017)*
Tackles For Loss: 1.0, at Kansas (2017)
Sacks: 0.5, vs. UTEP (2019)
Interceptions: None
Fumbles Forced: None
Fumbles Recovered: None
Quarterback Hurries: None
Pass Breakups: None
* indicates most recent game
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